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Port Stephens

New South Wales · Hunter Valley exc Newcastle · 75,097 people · 44 suburbs · 12 postcodes

Port Stephens at a glance

Map shows the Port Stephens LGA boundary in blue with a marker per suburb. Hover for suburb name, click for details.

Marker colour reflects SEIFA IRSAD decile: ● 1-2 (most disadvantaged), ● 3-4, ● 5-6, ● 7-8, ● 9-10 (most advantaged).

Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021. Map tiles: OpenStreetMap contributors.

Federal electorate boundaries can be toggled on the map. Boundary source: ABS ASGS 2021 CED boundaries.

Port Stephens is a metropolitan Local Government Area in New South Wales, in the Sydney region. It covers 44 suburbs across 12 postcodes and an area of 875 km². Port Stephens has a population of 75,097 , ranking #34 most populous in NSW. The most populous suburb is Raymond Terrace (13,453 residents).About 12.1% of residents were born overseas and 4.0% speak a language other than English at home.

Who lives here

How they live

Work and learning

Schools in Port Stephens

27 schools across Port Stephens: 77.8% Government, 11.1% Catholic, 11.1% Independent. The NSW average is 69.6% / 16.9% / 13.5%. Schools here have a median ICSEA of 979 (range 763 to 1072). NSW median is 1005; national mean is 1000.

All 27 schools in Port Stephens, sorted by enrolment:

School	Sector	Type	Suburb	Students	ICSEA
Tomaree High School	Government	Secondary	Salamander Bay	986	970
Catherine McAuley Catholic College	Catholic	Secondary	Medowie	884	1019
St Philip's Christian College - Port Stephens	Independent	Combined	Salamander Bay	821	1072
Irrawang High School	Government	Secondary	Raymond Terrace	810	916
Hunter River High School	Government	Secondary	Heatherbrae	762	899
Medowie Christian School	Independent	Combined	Medowie	554	1038
Wirreanda Public School	Government	Primary	Medowie	530	988
Medowie Public School	Government	Primary	Medowie	382	994
St Brigid's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Raymond Terrace	377	1012
Tanilba Bay Public School	Government	Primary	Tanilba Bay	354	901
Raymond Terrace Public School	Government	Primary	Raymond Terrace	322	864
Tomaree Public School	Government	Primary	Salamander Bay	310	981
Anna Bay Public School	Government	Primary	Anna Bay	309	962
Irrawang Public School	Government	Primary	Raymond Terrace	304	863
St Michael's Primary School	Catholic	Primary	Nelson Bay	269	1040
Soldiers Point Public School	Government	Primary	Soldiers Point	267	992
Grahamstown Public School	Government	Primary	Raymond Terrace	253	912
Shoal Bay Public School	Government	Primary	Shoal Bay	237	962
Fern Bay Public School	Government	Primary	Fern Bay	182	1002
Karuah Public School	Government	Primary	Karuah	157	875
Seaham Public School	Government	Primary	Seaham	156	990
Salt Ash Public School	Government	Primary	Salt Ash	142	904
Hinton Public School	Government	Primary	Hinton	99	1009
Iona Public School	Government	Primary	Woodville	47	992
Mount Kanwary Public School	Government	Primary	Osterley	38	888
Bobs Farm Public School	Government	Primary	Bobs Farm	30	979
St Philip's Christian College Gilibaa	Independent	Primary	Salamander Bay	30	763

Source: ACARA School Profiles 2025. ICSEA shown where reported; some schools (notably small primaries) do not publish ICSEA.

SEIFA socio-economic indexes

SEIFA 2021 ranks Australian areas across four dimensions. Scores are population-weighted averages of suburb-level SEIFA scores within Port Stephens. Higher scores indicate more advantage; the national mean is 1000.

Suburbs in Port Stephens

Port Stephens contains 44 suburbs and 12 postcodes. Sorted by population.

Suburb	Postcode	Population	Median income	Median age
Raymond Terrace	2324	13,453	$1,297/wk	37
Medowie	2318	10,879	$2,044/wk	37
Nelson Bay	2315	6,141	$1,305/wk	51
Corlette	2315	5,699	$1,566/wk	52
Salamander Bay	2317	4,991	$1,107/wk	57
Anna Bay	2316	4,221	$1,189/wk	52
Fern Bay	2295	4,046	$1,435/wk	43
Tanilba Bay	2319	3,237	$1,131/wk	48
Lemon Tree Passage	2319	2,686	$1,071/wk	52
Shoal Bay	2315	1,815	$1,007/wk	59
Fingal Bay	2315	1,635	$1,114/wk	63
Karuah	2324	1,618	$1,061/wk	50
Soldiers Point	2317	1,564	$1,350/wk	56
Salt Ash	2318	1,103	$1,461/wk	46
Wallalong	2320	1,049	$2,547/wk	39
Seaham	2324	1,011	$2,312/wk	41
Boat Harbour	2316	993	$1,741/wk	47
Mallabula	2319	963	$1,170/wk	49
Williamtown	2318	762	$889/wk	56
Fullerton Cove	2318	735	$1,062/wk	69
Brandy Hill	2324	713	$2,384/wk	48
Bobs Farm	2316	662	$1,211/wk	57
Heatherbrae	2324	654	$1,066/wk	47
Duns Creek	2321	582	$2,236/wk	42
One Mile	2316	501	$1,542/wk	54
Hinton	2321	471	$2,131/wk	44
Woodville	2321	440	$2,107/wk	48
Glen Oak	2320	426	$2,178/wk	40
East Seaham	2324	353	$2,250/wk	42
Nelsons Plains	2324	326	$2,250/wk	48
Tomago	2322	269	$788/wk	60
Eagleton	2324	205	$1,421/wk	50
Butterwick	2321	190	$2,666/wk	42
Twelve Mile Creek	2324	159	$933/wk	49
Osterley	2324	132	$2,562/wk	47
Taylors Beach	2316	130	$1,625/wk	51
Ferodale	2318	98	$1,562/wk	43
Oyster Cove	2318	91	$1,187/wk	56
Fishermans Bay	2316	76	$1,875/wk	59
Balickera	2324	18	$2,749/wk	37
Campvale	2318
Gan Gan	2315
Tilligerry Creek	2319
Woerden	2321

Postcodes covered

2295, 2315, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2319, 2320, 2321, 2322, 2324, 2480, 2484

Compare Port Stephens with neighbouring LGAs

Side-by-side demographic and socio-economic snapshot of Port Stephens and its closest neighbouring LGAs.

LGA	Population	Median age	SEIFA IRSAD	% renting	% overseas-born
Port Stephens (NSW)	75,097	46.5	952	25.7%	12.1%
Maitland	89,968	36.5	963	30.8%	9.2%
Newcastle	170,214	37.9	1012	37.4%	14.8%
Mid-Coast	95,814	53.0	912	23.8%	10.1%
Dungog	9,294	44.7	973	15.8%	5.6%
Richmond Valley	23,437	45.4	892	26.6%	6.0%

Services and amenities

Frequently asked questions about Port Stephens

What is the population of Port Stephens?

The 2021 Census recorded 75,097 people living in Port Stephens, across 44 suburbs.

What suburbs are in Port Stephens?

Port Stephens contains 44 suburbs. The most populous are Raymond Terrace, Medowie, Nelson Bay, Corlette, Salamander Bay.See the full list in the Suburbs section above.

What postcodes are in Port Stephens?

Port Stephens covers 12 postcodes: 2295, 2315, 2316, 2317, 2318, 2319, 2320, 2321, 2322, 2324, 2480, 2484.

How many schools are in Port Stephens?

Port Stephens has 27 schools, including 21 government, 3 Catholic, and 3 independent schools (ACARA 2025).

What is the SEIFA score for Port Stephens?

Port Stephens has a population-weighted SEIFA IRSAD score of 952, where the national average is 1000. Higher scores indicate more relative advantage.

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 (IRSD, IRSAD, IER, IEO), ACARA School Profiles 2025, ABS ASGS 2021 LGA boundaries. How this data is sourced.